Over the past few weeks - after receiving my Decree of Appointment - I have been considering how one piece of paper can change your life. Some papers change life only in small ways and others in large ways.Seven hundred and ninety-four years ago today the English King John acceded to the demands of his barons at Runnymede and placed his seal to the Magna Carta, a document that changed the world. It is one of those documents that everyone should read at least once.
If you wish to learn more about this document and its consequences, let me recommend to you the book 1215: The Year of Magna Carta, by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham. It is a readable work filled with marvelous and interesting tidbits.
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